Bitcoin ubuntu ppa, outdated #29406

1. 
   realsetvin commented at 8:17 pm on February 7, 2024: none

   Please describe the feature you’d like to see added.

   https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin

   Last update, 2018. Ubuntu 24 is coming soon. Any plans to update this?

   Is your feature related to a problem, if so please describe it.

   No response

   Describe the solution you’d like

   No response

   Describe any alternatives you’ve considered

   No response

   Please leave any additional context

   No response

2. realsetvin added the label Feature on Feb 7, 2024
3. 
   hebasto commented at 8:31 pm on February 7, 2024: member

   From PPA description:

   NOT MAINTAINED.

4. 
   realsetvin commented at 8:36 pm on February 7, 2024: none

   Can it at least be updated every few years?
5. 
   realsetvin commented at 8:37 pm on February 7, 2024: none

   
6. 
   realsetvin commented at 8:39 pm on February 7, 2024: none

   Linux and bitcoin are both open source systems, having substantial overlap. It makes it difficult to educate new people when nothing works. Our peer to peer digital cash should seek to be usable, otherwise people will continue to prefer exchanges over self custody and education.
7. 
   realsetvin commented at 9:00 pm on February 7, 2024: none

   From PPA description:

   NOT MAINTAINED.

   I wanted to say something else, you knew this comment would not be helpful. Obviously im opening this issue because it has not been maintained for a long time. Does this mean bitcoin is a dead project? Whats the deal?

8. maflcko removed the label Feature on Feb 8, 2024
9. maflcko added the label Questions and Help on Feb 8, 2024
10. 
    maflcko commented at 10:14 am on February 8, 2024: member

    The PPA was retired, because it didn’t use the deterministically generated guix release builds. However, it seems unlikely to be maintained again, unless a new maintainer steps up to maintain it going forward.

    In any case, there are endless other ways to get the latest version of Bitcoin Core:

    • Self-compile any release tag. Ref: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases
    • Download the deterministic release binary. Ref: https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/
    • Use the snap, flat, guix or nix package. Ref: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/packaging?tab=readme-ov-file#bitcoin-core-packaging
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11. maflcko closed this on Feb 8, 2024

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